Sale 5745
London, South Kensington
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5 November 2008
Price realised
GBP 1,750
Estimate
TWO PAIRS OF CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE VASES 19TH CENTURY Comprising of a pair of double gourd vases with flaring necks, painted with a repeated scene of a lady watching over a child at play below overhanging branches, Kangxi four character mark to base; and a pair of hexagonal vases and covers decorated with cartouches of ladies in fenced gardens surrounded by scrolling lotus tendrils, Qianlong four character mark to base Hexagonal vases -- 15¼in. (38.8cm.) high (4)
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